Clausthaler Classic (Premium)

Brewed by Binding-Brauerei (Oetker Group)
Style: Low Alcohol
Frankfurt, Germany

A yellow beer with a fine white head. The aroma is of hops, grass, and oil. The flavor is malty and hoppy in the beginning, but then sour grassy in the end. A good start but a very bad finish and the body is thin.

(Bottle 50 cl) Clausthaler is probably the best known German alcoholic beer. Apparently a result of years of studying into how to make a NAB (sad brewung-science....). Nicely golden with a pretty, creamy head. The initial flavours are a soft sweetness so often found in NABs, but then you’re hit by a pretty harsh hoppy finish. But actually rather delicate and surprisingly full-bodied for it’s type. 221099

33 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a white head, quickly diminished. Dry aroma, has notes of hay and a whiff of lemon. Flavour is dry and cardboardish grainy. Ends dry with a bit of bitterness.

Bottled. Clear golden, small, brief head. Restrained minty wort aroma. Sweet with clean mouthfeel. Some grainy malt provides sufficient body to keep it from becoming thin. No bitterness. Higly tolerable non-alc.

Bottle 50cl @ [ Tasting by Maria ].
Clear light yellow color with a average, frothy, good lancing, mostly diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, grain, cabbage water. Flavor is light to moderate sweet with a average to short duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. (170608)

Bottle. Very fine fresh hop aroma. Smells dry-hopped. Unfortunately it also smells a bit of sour rag and metal. Clear golden colour. Very small white head. OK mouthfeel. Flavour is very bready with the usual strange bitterness. Sweet aftertaste. Hop aroma does not seem to come up in the flavour. Among the best NA pils I have had.

Canned. Clear yellow, mediumsized white bubbly head. Very grainy nose, close to dry hay. Sweet malty taste with focus on grain. Hints of honey in finish. Lacks some bitterness.

Name: Clausthaler Classic (Premium)
Date: 10/21/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Harry’s

clear pale yellow, fine creamy white head, light sweet malt aroma and flavor, good crisp hop character leading to a lingering light bitter finish, not much character

Aroma: 4/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 3/10; Palate: 3/10; Overall: 7/20
Rating: 2/5.0
Score: *+/4
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